Daily Beast Inaugural Brunch Draws Senator John Kerry, Eva Longoria, Harvey Weinstein, General Colin Powell & Even Miss America To Milano

Actress Eva Longoria greets The Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown on the red carpet of Cafe Milano (Photo: Daniel Swartz / Haddad Media).

Be sure to check out all 204 of our photographs from this event HERE!

The Guest List:

All photographs by Daniel Swartz for Haddad Media.

GEORGETOWN -- Mere days after POTUS himself popped-in to Cafe Milano for First Lady Michelle Obama's birthday, some hundred or so equally familiar household names found themselves at the Georgetown hotspot for a special inauguration brunch hosted by Newsweek & The Daily Beast.



A three-hour strictly by-invitation-only event that began on Sunday at 11:00 a.m., the relaxed gathering was deliberately organized by Beast Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown as a bipartisan celebration that was designed to draw a diverse crowd of VIPs.



And it doesn't get much more diverse than a restaurant lobby that finds itself with (likely) future U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chatting with 2013 Miss America Mallory Hagan while Eva Longoria and Harvey Weinstein are rubbing elbows nearby with the likes of General Colin Powell and the cast of Glee.



Ironically, food was perhaps the last thing on the minds of the guests to Sunday's brunch despite an amazing spread prepared by Milano owner Franco Nuschese's celebrated culinary team. Mimosas, coffee, and, yes, more coffee flowed liberally, however.



Thanks to the generous sponsorship of financial services giant Credit Suisse nary a single tax dollar was spent on the gathering, which surely brought a smile to attendee Grover Norquist's face.


It was truly one of the best Beastly brunches to date.

Be sure to check out all 204 of our photographs from this event HERE!